Ng Chui-yin, Christine. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-156). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.vi / Contents --- p.vii / "Introduction: History, Fiction, and Narrative" --- p.1 / History and Narrative in Traditional Historical Narrative --- p.4 / A Rethinking of the Relationship between History and Narrative --- p.6 / Historical Narrative in a Postcolonial Context --- p.21 / Historical Novel Writing and Postcolonial Counter Discourse --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter One: --- Resistance to Solitude: Garcia Marquez's Vision of a New World in One Hundred Years of Solitude / Imperial Historical Narratives and Latin America --- p.35 / Magical Realism and Historical Representation of Latin America --- p.44 / "Solitude, Family History and the Problem of Identity" --- p.59 / Conclusion --- p.71 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Midnight's Children and Hybridity / Imperial Historical Narratives and India --- p.74 / Metafictional Writing and Historical Novel Writing --- p.80 / Hybridity of Indian Cultural Identity --- p.91 / Conclusion --- p.101 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Non-resistance to National Historical Narratives: Xi Xi's Flying Carpet / "British Colonial Narratives, Chinese National Narratives and Hong Kong" --- p.102 / Fairy-tale Realism and an Alternative Historical Representation --- p.112 / The Representation of the HongkongnesśؤHeterogeneity and All-inclusiveness --- p.119 / Conclusion --- p.129 / Conclusion: Postcolonial Counter Discourse in Historical Novel Writing --- p.131 / Notes --- p.141 / Work Cited --- p.148
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324016 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Ng, Chui-yin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of English. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, vii, 156 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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